Questions tagged [pardon]
A government act to nullify a criminal charge or conviction of a person.
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Is a presidential self pardon more likely to be valid if issued to a group instead of the president as an individual [closed]
My understanding is, the presidential pardon power is based on this passage of the US constitution:
The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for
Offenses against the United ...
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Federal Pardon before being charged? [duplicate]
Is it possible to receive a presidential pardon before being charged (a "blanket" pardon or "pass")?
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Does Trump's pardon of the Blackwater mercenaries violate international law?
President Trump recently pardoned Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard, four Blackwater mercenaries convicted in 2014 of killing civilians in Iraq back in 2007.
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Would the acceptance of Susan B. Anthony's pardon validate the criminal proceedings she underwent due to voting?
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On August 18th, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned Susan B. Anthony for voting illegally in an election on February of 1873:
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant ...
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Is a pardon ("Begnadigung") under German law possible before a final court sentence?
I just read that under US law, the US president may pardon a person even before they have been sentenced, and even before they have been accused (see e.g. Ex Parte Garland, 1866). .
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What happens if two people claim the same (personalized) pardon?
What would happen if the identity of an individual named in a presidential pardon could not be ascertained with certainty, but several people have a strong claim to being the named individual?
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Can a person who has been pardoned still be held liable for the same offense in a civil court?
This answer indicates that accepting, for example, a presidential pardon, is considered an admission of guilt.
If a person were to accept such a pardon, can they then still be held liable in a civil ...
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Can the President of the United States pardon proactively?
President Trump's administration has just formally started the transition process. He is now officially a lame-duck President. It is common for outgoing Presidents to grant pardons in this last phase ...
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Can a pardon be issued clandestinely?
Say there exists some individual who is in danger of prosecution for federal crimes, though it's not yet certain what the exact charges will be, nor even whether the indictment will be made at all. ...
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If elected, could Jo Jorgensen practically/theoretically pardon everybody convicted of victimless crime?
Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate for US president in 2020, has said that if elected, she would pardon anyone convicted of a victimless crime.
Ignoring the fact that Congress would impeach ...
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If the President's power to grant pardons is absolute, could he face any consequences?
Does the Presidential power to pardon include the power to avoid any consequences?
Consider this hypothetical situation:
An extremely rich individual (a US citizen) gets involved in a sordid love ...
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Can a U.S. President undo an act of clemency or a pardon of his predecessor?
Can the next U.S. President undo the current President's pardons?
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Presidential pardon: What does "except in Cases of Impeachment" mean?
Article II, Section 2, of the United States Constitution establishes the presidential pardon power as follows.
The President shall ... have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against ...
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In the US has anyone ever been prosecuted on the state/federal level after being pardoned on the other level?
As I understand it, assuming that an individual's actions violated both state and federal laws, there is nothing legally preventing a state for prosecuting an individual for the crime after the ...
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President promising to pardon people who will commit crimes in the future, at his incitement
It has been reported that "trump has promised to pardon people who commit crimes".
If this were true, would it be illegal? For instance, is it incitement to commit crime?
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